Jim Stechschulte, Author at The Juice Online

In his return, Benny Williams saw over six minutes of action but he didn’t see the floor in the second half.

Jesse Edwards’ effort capped off a career-best night with a personal-best 27 points while grabbing seven rebounds and blocking four shots.

Symir Torrence got eight minutes of action and Mounir Hima the game’s final sixty seconds after Jesse Edwards fouled out.

Syracuse fought their way back into the lead on multiple occasions, but ultimately could not hang in late.

Maliq Brown finished his first collegiate start with 11 points, six rebounds, and a pair of blocks for Syracuse.

The Syracuse Orange gave up 11 first half 3-pointers and could not fight back out of a deep hole against Virginia Tech.

Jesse Edwards’ fouling out was in large part due to him picking up three fouls in about four minutes early in the second half.

For the fourth time this season, Syracuse lost by four points or less, this time giving away a 72-68 decision.

Syracuse’s press got Georgia Tech out of sorts in the first half, as they committed nine turnovers after SU flipped the switch.

Girard had arguably his best effort of the season for SU, finishing with 28 points, seven assists, six three-pointers, and five rebounds.